Gakenke

Origin

• 🇧🇮 Burundi

Tasting notes

This coffee is grown at elevations of 1,650–1,950 masl by smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. producers in Kayanza province, where the majority of Burundi’s coffee is produced. Farmers typically cultivate less than half a hectare of land, growing coffee alongside crops such as bananas, beans, yams, taro, and cassava. Cherries are selectively handpicked and delivered to Gakenke Washing StationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee., established in 1991, where the coffee is centrally processed. Through their work with local washing stations, many smallholder farmers gain access to investment, education, and improved infrastructure, supporting both quality and long-term sustainability.